Police arrest 14 suspects over armed robbery, illegal mining, kidnapping in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 14 suspects successful transportation with equipped robbery, amerciable mining, kidnapping and different transgression activities crossed antithetic parts of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, made this known successful a connection said the suspects were arrested successful abstracted operations carried retired by divisions successful Tafa, Jebba, Gawu-Babangida, and different areas pursuing credible intelligence.

In 1 of the incidents, helium stated that 4 suspects were arrested connected March 14 astatine Hayin-Dikko successful Gurara LGA for alleged transgression conspiracy, possession of a locally made pistol, and attempted equipped robbery.

The suspects were reportedly progressive successful phone-snatching and different robberies astir Dikko junction and the Abuja-Kaduna expressway.

Also, the PRO revealed that 5 suspects were arrested successful Jebba connected March 17 pursuing an equipped robbery onslaught successful Mokwa LGA, wherever a cattle trader was beaten and robbed of ₦2.5 million.

One of the suspects was identified by the victim, portion the others allegedly confessed to the transgression and sharing the pr...